Wooden Shjips guitarist and singer Ripley Johnson assembled Moon Duo (with keyboardist Sanae Yanada and samples pried from a bunch of primitive drum machines) to channel even more powerful drones and tones from the forbidden zone of rock ‘n’ roll. Moon Duo will play the Echo on Tuesday. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
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MOON DUO: THE FREAK WHO COMES TO VISIT
April 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment
HUNX AND HIS PUNX: SEX IS DISGUSTING
April 7th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Hunx blew out of the desert right into the hearts of millions of teenagers everywhere, hyphenating years of admirably trashy Rip Off-style rock ‘n’ roll with his world-famous stint as one of the four heads of Gravy Train!!!! His new record on Hardly Art is all Kim Fowley-cum-Phil Spector teenage tragedy rock. He speaks now while naked on Valentine’s Day. This interview by Chris Ziegler.
L.A. RECORD 102 OUT NOW!
January 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments
DISTRO HAS BEGUN! SIDE A LACO$TE by Daiana Feuer HANNI EL KHATIB by Lainna Fader DEATH by Kristina Benson GANG OF FOUR by Lainna Fader TEEBS by Kristina Benson OFF! by Chris Ziegler TOM TOM CLUB by Daiana Feuer FORT KING by Dan Collins LUIS & THE WILDFIRES by Lainna Fader MY DRY WET MESS [...]
CHERIE CURRIE AND TONY O’NEILL’S NEON ANGEL: MEMOIR OF A RUNAWAY
December 30th, 2010 · No Comments
Reading more like torture porn than a new addition to the prosopography of a famous all-girl rock ‘n’ roll band, the book consists primarily of detached and detailed recitals of traumas that include parental abandonment, rape at the age of 14, constant verbal abuse from manager Kim Fowley, a descent into drug addiction, battles with an eating disorder, and being abducted, raped and tortured by a deranged fan.
KIM FOWLEY: STUPIDITY IS AN ART FORM
March 16th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Tall, flamboyant of dress, profane as James Joyce and possessed of a legend that rolls out before him like the fog at Dracula’s feet, Fowley is a man for whom literally everybody in the L.A. scene has a pre-set opinion. This interview by Ron Garmon.
KIM FOWLEY: YOU GOT OFF EASY KNOWING ME NOW
March 15th, 2010 · 7 Comments
KIM FOWLEY SINGS ABOUT POP NOIR AT L.A. RECORD XMAS PARTY
January 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments
VOL. 4 ISSUE 10: LUIS AND THE WILDFIRES + LEARNING MUSIC + YOKO ONO + TERRY RILEY + DINOSAUR JR. + MELT-BANANA + KIM FOWLEY + MORE
December 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
New issue! See you at the release party Monday @ The Cha Cha Lounge! Find print issues here, buy back issues here and obtain a print subscription here. Please contact us if you’d like to advertise in the next one! Inside you’ll find… LUIS AND THE WILDFIRES LEARNING MUSIC YOKO ONO TERRY RILEY GIRLS THE [...]
THREE GENIUSES @ SILENT MOVIE THEATRE
November 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
This naked lunch of “alternative Hollywood Babylon” (to borrow a phrase from Fowley) may not have been well-received or readily understood by much of contemporary society, but even the furthest from this subculture couldn’t deny the laudable brazenness and unadulterated energy put into the spectacle.—Not to mention the costumes!
TONIGHT: L.A. RECORD ISSUE 9 RELEASE PARTY w/DJs FROM PEARL HARBOR AND MORE!
November 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Time again for L.A. RECORD‘s release party—this time with Piper from Pearl Harbor (as seen on the cover of the new issue) and Cole from Haunted Graffiti (UPDATE: Cole can’t make it but don’t worry, we got plans…) joining us in the back booth with the turntables plus who knows what other special guests? Free [...]
